Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming and Madame Hu Pinghua posted a farewell address on social media as Liu completed his 11 years of service. He said it was an honor to be the longest-serving Chinese Ambassador both in the history of China-UK relations and among all Chinese ambassadors of all time. He also expressed his hope that the China-UK friendship will last forever, that bilateral cooperation will become deeper and wider and that China-UK relations will be steady and go far.